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Colombia to formalize land rights of 2.5 million peasants
by Jarrod Demir March 28, 2018
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday signed a landmark decree that would formalize the land ownership of 2.5 million Colombian farmers.
The new mandate will allow peasants to legalize properties that were bought land that lacked the adequate titles and thus never included in the country’s cadastre.
According to the authorities, about 36% of the files of real estate registration have records that were sold under false pretense.
Land ownership, or the lack thereof, has been one of the main causes of armed conflict and violence in Colombia’s countryside for decades.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-to-formalize-land-rights-of-2-5-million-peasants/
